Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Uganda instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

Health

be 75.1% less likely to be obese

In Papua New Guinea, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

be 6.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Papua New Guinea, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.

Economy

be 45.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Papua New Guinea, 37.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Uganda, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2019.

make 33.3% less money

Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2023, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

Life

be 23.1% more likely to be literate

In Papua New Guinea, the literacy rate is 64.2% as of 2015. In Uganda, it is 79.0% as of 2021.

have 40.9% more children

In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uganda, there are 39.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 47.9% more likely to die during childbirth

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 192.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uganda, 284.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 2.5 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 19% of people have electricity access (65% in urban areas, and 14% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Uganda, that number is 47% of people on average (72% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 74.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 48% of people have improved drinking water access (86% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 83% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 68.8% less likely to have internet access

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Uganda, about 10.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 92.9% more on education

Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Uganda spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 60.0% more on healthcare

Papua New Guinea spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Uganda: At a glance

Uganda is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 197,100 sq km. The colonial boundaries created by Britain to delimit Uganda grouped together a wide range of ethnic groups with different political systems and cultures. These differences prevented the establishment of a working political community after independence was achieved in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,000 lives. The rule of Yoweri MUSEVENI since 1986 has brought relative stability and economic growth to Uganda. A constitutional referendum in 2005 cancelled a 19-year ban on multi-party politics.
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